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This Is What Marvel Can Teach You About Making Better Videos

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Two years later, the film released on April 26, 2019 and achieved the highest opening weekend sales for a movie ever. Two of the biggest movies ever, filmed within essentially the same two years, and then released one year apart. The creators of the Marvel movies followed some key principles that any video creator can follow.

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Individualized instruction with Citelighter and TechSmith

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Have you ever been up late grading after a full day of teaching and come across a student essay that was so disorganized you wanted to cut it into slips and glue it back together so you could show your students your visions of grandeur? Bring Citelighter and TechSmith into your repertoire of teacher tools. About the author.

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Guest Post: You can teach an old teacher new tricks

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They talked TechSmith into giving all of the attendees of the conference a copy of Camtasia to get us started on the right track. Since this time, I have learned that I can burn an entire semester of MP4 movies onto one DVD. Steve Kelly has been teaching high school math and science in St. Louis, Michigan since 1990.

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Lessons about Video from YouTube Creators

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Your idea of a good video might be a big-budget TV show or movie. They may have certain expectations for your video ­– for example, they might need you to teach them something specific. To hear more from all of the YouTube creators featured in this post, head over to the TechSmith Academy.

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Ten Ways to Use Video in the Classroom

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It’s back-to-school season for most educators and this year, the TechSmith Education team is writing a series of blog posts with some ideas for the classroom. Teach When You’re Absent. Streamline group projects by having students create videos and then have a movie screening day rather than stand-and-deliver presentations.

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Undoing Hollywood (How I Learned to Love Teaching High School Media)

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I was teaching media production at a local college and working for two major cable networks. A friend had turned down a job teaching audio and video production at a public high school and had given my name as a candidate. Teach high school? Jay Miles teaches audio, video and TV news at East Haven High School (CT).

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Perfecting Your Tutorial Video Workflow | Josh Cavalier

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Tutorial videos are a fantastic way to connect with your audience through teaching and learning. Josh says that, from an instructional standpoint, the goal is usually to change behaviors, attitudes, or teach some new information. He explains that when we sit and watch a 90-minute movie, we’re captivated.